Port of Spain vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port of Spain	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1281	$2682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$6170
🏠 One person rent	$621	$1646
🏘️ Family rent	$1078	$2782
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$710
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$761	$4542
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	27	54
😀 Quality of life	58	87
🏙️ Population	49K	525K

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 52% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 4567th and 605th ($1281 vs $2682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 533rd in Trinidad and Tobago and the United States, respectively. Check Trinidad and Tobago vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Port of Spain compared to 1.7 months in Sacramento. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Sacramento ranked 109th in the United States, while ranked 6113th and 347th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Port of Spain	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.05	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$854	$1781
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1528	$2832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$2335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.2	$66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4386	$4948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1725	$3517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.7	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.32	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$3.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$5.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$3.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.51	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.82	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$4.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$3.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.2	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$1488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10377	$20438

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1223
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1039
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1138
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1083
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1083
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$772
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$707
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$830
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$613
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$645
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$680
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1005
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$793
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$685
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1453
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$650
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$873
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$773
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$752
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1178
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$853
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1010
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$954
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$947
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1212
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$801

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2600
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2631
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2671
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2722
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2793
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2978
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2918
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2768
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2732
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2660
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2911
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2667
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2815
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3204
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2710
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3091
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3318
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2771
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2161
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2980
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2374
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3179
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2962
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3017
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3431
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2804
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2748
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2905
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2393
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2677
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2668
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3050
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2088
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2906
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3873
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2848